Show Planning Board Withdraws Objections To Ceded Lands Bill Bill Provides for More Effective Use of Some Parts of Public Domain The county planning board in session at the Roosevelt ward hall Monday evening withdrew their to the Indian Department bill R. The action came after a two hour discussion and explanation of the bill led by Bert chairman of the county planning boara livestock who the withdrawal of the The bill which was introduced Into the House of Representatives by Congressman Abe Murdock earlier this year provides that approximately acres of so called ceded lands south of the Duchesne and Strawberry rivers be turned back to the government and administered as public domain and that approximately acres of land north of the Duchesne river be returned to Indian grazing to be used by white stock men under the supervision of the Indian The bill passed the house but is being held up in the The purpose of Monday's meet-I ing which was attended by nearly members of the planning board and Interested county property owners was to give approval or disapproval of the Also discussed at the meeting was another bill being prepared by the Indian department dealing with irrigation which requests the right to transfer water from one area to Copies of this bill will be secured and studied In order to determine its effects here in the County Agent Carl G. Davis O. J. Wheatley of Logan who was present at the meeting gave a short talk on the purposes and functions of county boards in order to clear up some lingering misunderstandings on the |